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Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

cchumley@washingtontimes.com

Cheryl Chumley is online opinion editor, commentary writer and host of the “Bold and Blunt” podcast for The Washington Times, and a frequent media guest and public speaker. She is the author of several books, the latest titled, “Lockdown: The Socialist Plan To Take Away Your Freedom,” and “Socialists Don’t Sleep: Christians Must Rise or America Will Fall.” Email her at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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Gun rights supporters walk by the Capitol building in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, the opening for the special session called by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) ** FILE **

Virginians, start your gun-buying engines

Democrats, in Tuesday elections, seized control of both sides of the General Assembly, handing the left a trifecta of power -- governor's office, Senate and House -- that is going to usher in a new wave of, wait for it, wait for it, socialist-styled politics come 2020. And that means heads-up, gun owners.

November 6, 2019
In this Aug. 22, 2019, photo, a chicken sandwich is seen at a Popeyes as guests wait in line, in Kyle, Texas. Police in Maryland say a man fatally stabbed another customer outside a Popeyes restaurant in a fight over the recently rereleased chicken sandwich. Police in Maryland say a man fatally stabbed another customer at a Popeyes restaurant in a fight over the recently rereleased chicken sandwich. A Prince Georges County police spokeswoman told news outlets the two men were waiting in line at an Oxon Hill Popeyes Monday night, Nov. 4, 2019, when one of the men accused the other of cutting in front of him in a line specifically for ordering sandwiches. Police say the fight spilled outside where a 28-year-old was fatally stabbed. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Popeyes chicken sandwich prompts stabbing

A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death while standing in line for a Popeyes' chicken sandwich in Maryland. Is this really what we've become -- a nation that places such low value on human life that even a chicken sandwich can cause a killing?

November 5, 2019
In this July 26, 2017, file photo, a supporter of LGBT rights holds up an "equality flag" on Capitol Hill in Washington, during an event held by Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., in support of transgender members of the military. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

LGBTQ troubles in Pasco County, Florida

The LGBTQ agenda is spreading like a cancer throughout America's public school systems. Standing silent means abandoning the schools -- abandoning America's rising generations -- to the insane.

November 5, 2019
President Ronald Reagan embraces first lady Nancy Reagan on Jan. 30, 1984, in Washington, after he announced that he will run for a second term as President. Reagan, 72, confirmed that Vice President George Bush will again be his running mate in a campaign already well underway. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz) ** FILE **

Ronald Reagan’s spirit, 39 years later, still soars free

It was almost 40 years ago, on Nov. 4, 1980, when Republican Ronald Reagan defeated Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter at the presidential ballot box, ushering in what some historians have since referred to as the "Reagan Era." My, the times have changed. Yet the spirit of Reagan still soars throughout the land.

November 4, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders gazes at the crowd during a rally with Rep. Ilhan Omar inside of Williams Arena in Minneapolis on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Bernie Sanders — choke, cough, gasp — denies he’s ‘far left’

Sen. Bernie Sanders, of democratic socialist self-identifying fame, said to a crowd in Iowa over the weekend that he's not "far left," that his ideas are not "far left," and that he's really only giving the people what they want. He said it with a straight face. And you thought miracles couldn't happen.

November 4, 2019
Members of the House Agriculture Committee, from left, Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, and Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., craft a new farm bill that includes an overhaul of the food stamp program, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Two sensible Democrats in a field of leftist loony losers

The House, under Nancy Pelosi's leadership, with progressives' and far leftists' pressings and to Adam Schiff's glee, just passed a resolution that lays out the rules for the impeachment process against President Donald Trump. But it was a vote that came minus two Democrats. Dub them The Last Of The Sensible Democrats.

November 2, 2019
In this Aug. 21, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump walks down the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

October jobs’ numbers speak volumes on impeachment

America's economy saw the addition of 128,000 jobs this past October, a figure that surpassed expectations of 75,000. And unemployment came in at 3.6%. And all the Democrats went -- oh crap. This is why impeach, impeach, impeach is such a must-be, must-have, must-do for the left.

November 1, 2019
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy, in Montpelier, Vt. Five state attorneys general announced lawsuits Thursday, May 16, 2019, seeking to hold the drug industry responsible for an opioid addiction crisis that has become the biggest cause of accidental deaths across the country and in many states. The new filings in Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, West Virginia and Wisconsin mean 45 states have now taken legal action in recent years against Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Some of the states are also suing Richard Sackler, a former president and member of the family that owns the Connecticut-based firm. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Big Pharma and D.C., joined at the lobbying hip

Ask people which special interest drops the most lobby money into D.C. and most would guess attorneys or environmentalists, or perhaps even unions. But it's none of the above. It's actually Big Pharma. And that explains a lot -- namely, why America has become a nation of pill poppers.

October 29, 2019
Divine Mercy Catholic Academy teacher Carrie Basile takes a photo of students before they march in the annual Halloween parade at Johnstown Galleria in Johnstown, Pa., on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (Todd Berkey/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)

Halloween’s too political, not as fun

Halloween used to be all about the free candy -- and staying out late, with flashlights -- and wearing cool stuff that could scare the neighborhood kids and disgust the neighborhood parents. Now? It's too political. It's too controversial. All the fun's being killed by the politically correct pinheads.

October 29, 2019
In this June 21, 2019, file photo commuters walk through a corridor in the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York. Millennial workers are more likely than older generations to report being burned out at work, according to a 2018 Gallup study. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Millennials: 7-in-10 say socialism, not capitalism

Seventy percent of polled millennials say they'd vote for a socialist politician, YouGov/Victims of Communism reported. And 50 percent see capitalism in a negative light. Yay, American public schools. What a testament to failure you've become.

October 28, 2019
The U.S. Capitol Building Dome is seen through a beveled window at the Library of Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

America’s public servants need to be served up some humble pie

There are far too many politicians and public servants who have been forgetting their proper station in American life in recent times. And this is becoming one of the biggest headaches for those who value freedom, in the way the framers intended freedom to be in this country.

October 26, 2019
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., pause before taking questions from reporters after passage of a resolution to take legal action against President Donald Trump's administration and potential witnesses, a response to those who defy subpoenas in Congress' Russia probe and other investigations, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nadler, Schiff have no standing to whine of ‘political revenge’

Reps. Jerry Nadler and Adam Schiff -- two of the leading voices behind Russia collusion, Russia obstruction of justice, Ukraine quid pro quo, impeach, impeach, impeach! -- have turned coattails away from the Games of Politics they oh-so-normally love to play to tweet disparagingly about, get this, the DOJ taking "political revenge." How delicious.

October 25, 2019
In this May 2, 2015, file photo, Charles Barkley joins the crowd before the start of the world welterweight championship bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Charles Barkley: It’s you, not Mike Pence, who should ‘shut the hell up’

Former NBA player Charles Barkley unleashed some harsh words against Mike Pence, telling the vice president during a pregame conversation on TNT that he ought to "shut the hell up" and let the China money roll. It's never a good look when an American citizen sides with a communist country over America's government.

October 25, 2019
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., stands during a break from testimony from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, on Facebook's impact on the financial services and housing sectors. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lays First Amendment snare for Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg went to Capitol Hill to answer questions from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, about free speech -- and it went pretty much as could be expected. Explaining the concept of freedom of speech to a socialist is about as fruitful as commanding a brick wall to move. But for America, this is a good teaching moment.

October 24, 2019
A ribbon depicting the transgender flag is displayed on a mannequin during a community game night on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at Genderbands' office in Orem, Utah. (Isaac Hale/The Daily Herald via AP) ** FILE **

James Younger, 7, the next victim of LGBTQ insanity

James Younger is a little 7-year-old boy whose mother, Anne Georgulas, believed he wanted to be a girl -- mostly because he liked the Disney princess movie, "Frozen." But James' father, Jeffrey Younger, thought otherwise. So off to court the divorced couple went. And unbelievably, jurors found in favor of the mom.

October 24, 2019
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., walks to speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Republicans bare their teeth

Republicans, upset by Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff's secret hearings on impeachment, stormed a closed-door session of Schiff's secret hearings on impeachment -- effectively putting a halt to Schiff's secret hearings on impeachment. Go, GOP. Title this: the day the GOP Bared Its Teeth.

October 23, 2019
In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during the Young Black Leadership Summit at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Lynching, smynching: Who cares

So Trump called the leftist-fueled attempt to impeach him a lynching. And now the political world's on fire, seeing images of trees and dangling ropes and hanging blacks and so forth and so on, and drawing conclusions of this president's inherent racism and hatred toward blacks. Oh, please. It's called figurative language, folks.

October 23, 2019